{"product_id":"global-formation-9780847691029","title":"Global Formation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fall of communism, the emergence of ''the information age,'' and the expansion of economic globalism are the points of departure for this new edition of Chase-Dunn''s landmark book. The author shows how these seemingly new developments fit with earlier patterns of global formation and change, extending the influential model that drew wide attention to this award-winning book. The new edition also evaluates recent major studies of the modern world-system and assesses the implications for the future of the contemporary system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this impressive book, Chase-Dunn . . . explains in masterly fashion the political and social factors that make the capitalist system so good at producing wealth. -- Susan Strange * Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e[T]he major statement to date of American world-systems theory and research. -- Walter L. Goldfrank, University of California, Santa Cruz\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of Global Formation brings us doubly up to date on Chase-Dunn's contributions to the joint effort. * International Sociology Review *\u003cbr\u003eAn updated edition extends a world-systems structural modelof the world economy to take into account events that have occurred since 1985, including the emergence of the information age, the expansion of economic globalism, \u0026amp; the fall of communism..... * Sociological Abstracts, April 2000 *\u003cbr\u003eAn updated edition extends a world-systems structural modelof the world economy to take into account events that have occurred since 1985, including the emergence of the information age, the expansion of economic globalism, \u0026amp; the fall of communism. * Sociological Abstracts, April 2000 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Part I: The Whole System Chapter 2 The Deep Structure: Real Capitalism Chapter 3 Constants, Cycles and Trends Chapter 4 Stages of Capitalism or World-System Cycles? The World-System Since 1945: What Has Changed Chapter 5 World Culture, Normative Integration and Community Part 6 Part II: States and Interstate System Chapter 7 States and Capitalism Chapter 8 Geopolitics and Capitalism: One Logic or Two? Warfare and World-Systems Chapter 9 Rise and Decline of Hegemonic Core States Part 10 Part III: Zones of the World System Chapter 11 Core and Periphery Chapter 12 Reproduction of the Core\/Periphery Relationship","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038817943895,"sku":"9780847691029","price":68.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847691029.jpg?v=1750941550","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-formation-9780847691029","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}